6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom) - Order of Battle

Order of Battle

Commanders
Major-General Richard Gale (1943 - 1944)
Major General Eric Bols (1944 - 1946)
Major-General James Cassels (1946 - 1947)
Major-General Hugh Stockwell (1947 - 1948)
Units assigned
1st Parachute Brigade
2nd Parachute Brigade
3rd Parachute Brigade
5th Parachute Brigade
6th Airlanding Brigade
Units attached
1st Special Service Brigade
4th Special Service Brigade
1st Belgian Infantry Brigade
Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade

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